On the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, and the 25th anniversary of Natan Sharansky crossing the Gleinicke Bridge to freedom in West Berlin, it's important to remember some of the people who made that crossing possible.

A lot of people make fun of Hitler's artistic ability, talking about him as a failed artist, as if he were more of a house painter than an aspiring painter in the realm of the fine arts. Yes, his canvases were more appropriate for cheap motels than musems.